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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
440 AM EST WED JAN 28 2026
SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM AND SAVANNAH GA TO
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 60 NM, INCLUDING CHARLESTON HARBOR AND
GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
AMZ300-282300-
440 AM EST WED JAN 28 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL THROUGH LATE WEEK. LOW PRESSURE
COULD IMPACT THE REGION THIS WEEKEND.
AMZ330-282300-
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
440 AM EST WED JAN 28 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING W LATE.
TONIGHT
W WINDS 10 KT.
THU
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 KT.
FRI
NE WINDS 5 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
EVENING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SAT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
LIKELY.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
SUN
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS.
CHARLESTON HARBOR WATER TEMPERATURE 49 DEGREES.
AMZ350-282300-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
440 AM EST WED JAN 28 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE
THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT
AT 9 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT
10 SECONDS.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT
4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT
7 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
FRI
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT
7 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SNOW LIKELY.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
AMZ352-282300-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
440 AM EST WED JAN 28 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W
3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND
E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 1 FOOT AT
3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT 8 SECONDS.
FRI
N WINDS 5 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE
OF RAIN.
SAT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
LIKELY.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. A CHANCE OF
SNOW.
SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
AMZ354-282300-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM, INCLUDING
GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
440 AM EST WED JAN 28 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW
3 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
THU
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 3 FT
AT 3 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT
7 SECONDS.
FRI
N WINDS 5 KT, BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND E 2 FT
AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. A CHANCE OF
SNOW.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
AMZ374-282300-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
440 AM EST WED JAN 28 2026
TODAY
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
4 FT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT
AT 9 SECONDS, BECOMING NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT
9 SECONDS.
TONIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.
THU
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT, SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVE DETAIL: NW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E
2 FT AT 10 SECONDS, BECOMING NW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT
10 SECONDS.
THU NIGHT
N WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND NW 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS.
FRI
NW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 2 FT AT
8 SECONDS.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND E
2 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
SAT
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW.
SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. A CHANCE OF SNOW
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
SUN
NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
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